 dmpage god_obad-hai right obad-hai the shalm is the flannae god of nature the woodlands freedom hunting and beasts the majority of followers of the shalm are male with gnomes and halflings counted amongst his ranks his followers tend to be unfriendly rivals of followers of ehlonna though exceptions are common clerics and druids of obad-hai serve as protectors of nature while also acting as the agents of retribution when their protection is insufficient or too late they much more believe that to truly defend nature is to act in the fashion of a predator and this extends to most parts of life they eschew even cabins or huts and hunt so as to pick out the weakest members of a herd  one should live in harmony with nature in all of its variety those who destroy or otherwise harm nature deserve swift vengeance in an appropriate manner those who are one with nature have little to fear although the well-meaning but foolish are sometimes brought down by a danger they could not avoid or divert the wilds can be ugly dangerous or terrible but these things are a part of nature and should be respected as much as those that are beautiful harmless or wonderful   category gods 